Non-Finite Verbal Forms (Verba infinita)

The circumflex accent (^) is used to mark the long vowels.
 
 
The Present Infinitive (Infinitivus Praesentis)

Formation:

Active voice:
I-II-III-IV: the present stem + the ending -re.

Passive voice:
I-II-IV: the present stem + the ending -ri.
III: the present stem + the ending -i.
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Active Voice
amâre monêre legere audîre
Passive Voice
amâri monêri legi audîri
 
 
The Future Infinitive (Infinitivus Futuri)

Formation:

Active voice:
I-II-III-IV: the future active participle + the present infinitive of esse.

Passive voice:
I-II-III-IV: the -um supine + the present infinitive iri.
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Active Voice
amatûrus, 3 esse monitûrus, 3 esse lectûrus, 3 esse auditûrus, 3 esse
Passive Voice
amâtum iri monîtum iri lectum iri audîtum iri
 
 
The Perfect Infinitive (Infinitivus Perfecti)

Formation:

Active voice:
I-II-III-IV: the perfect stem + the ending -isse.

Passive voice:
I-II-III-IV: the perfect participle + the present infinitive of esse.
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Active Voice
amavisse monuisse legisse audivisse
Passive Voice
amâtus, 3 esse monîtus, 3 esse lectus, 3 esse audîtus, 3 esse
 
 
The Present Participle (Participium praesentiis)

Formation:
I-II: the present stem + the suffix -nt- + the endings of the adjectives of the III declension;
III-IV: the present stem + the suffix -ent- + the endings of the adjectives of the III declension.
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Active Voice
amans, -antis monens, -entis legens, -entis audiens, -entis

The present participles are declined like the III declension adjectives of one form for all genders:
 
 
Singular
 
Plural
mf
n
mf
n
Nom.
amans
amantes
amantia
Gen.
amantis
amantium
Dat.
amanti
amantibus
Acc.
amantem
amans
amantes
amantia
Abl.
amanti (-e)
amantibus
 
 
The Future Participle (Participium Futuri)

Formation:

Active Voice:
I-II-III-IV: the participal stem + the suffix –ûr- + the endings of the adjectives of the I-II declensions.

Passive Voice:

I-II: the present stem + the suffix –nd- + the endings of the adjectives of the I-II declensions;
III-IV: the present stem + the suffix –end- + the endings of the adjectives of the I-II declensions.
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Active Voice
amatûrus, a, um monitûrus, a, um lectûrus, a, um auditûrus, a, um
Passive Voice
amandus, a, um monendus, a, um legendus, a, um audiendus, a, um

The future participles are declined like the adjectives of I-II declensions.
 
 
The Perfect Participle (Participium Perfecti)

Formation:
I-II-III-IV: the participial stem + the endings of the adjectives of the I-II declensions:
 
 
Passive Voice
I.
II.
III.
IV.
m
amâtus monîtus lectus audîtus
f
amâta monîta lecta audîta
n
amâtum monîtum lectum audîtum

The Perfect participles are declined on the pattern of the adjectives of the I-II declensions.
 
 
Gerund (Gerundium)

Formation:
I-II: the present stem + the suffix –nd- + the ending of the I-II declensions;
III-IV: the present stem + the suffix –end- + the ending of the I-II declensions.

The Gerund is a verbal noun of the II declension, of neuter gender, used in the oblique cases of Singular only:
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.
--
amandi
amando
amandum
amando
--
monendi
monendo
monendum
monendo
--
legendi
legendo
legendum
legendo
--
audiendi
audiendo
audiendum
audiendo
 
 
Supine (Supinum)

Formation:

I-II-III-IV: the participial stem + –um or –u.

The Supine is a verbal noun of the IV declension, of neuter gender, used in Accusative and Ablative of Singular only:
 
 
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Acc.
amâtum monîtum lectum audîtum
Abl.
amâtu monîtu lectu audîtu


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